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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1956
Page
5
Woolworth plans an Easter time conversion of its local store to self service with extensive remodeling at the Main and Wrenn Street entrances. Carts and checkout counters will mirror self-service grocery operations as Woolworths expand the model across southern stores.
Pan American World Airways notes Druze hospitality in Israel with generous meals. Guests are served a whole lamb stuffed with meat and rice, vegetables, and pita while hosts ensure guests have all they can eat. Leftovers are enjoyed by the Druze afterward.
Early year surveys show furn iture plants at top speed with orders piling up. Manufacturers report larger backlogs since Jan 1 as the new minimum wage raises costs due to rising prices for foam rubber springs hardware and lumber. John Willis Jr award nominations highlight outstanding service to the community and retail furniture industry per John Tobin of the Feathers Retail Furniture Assn.
High Point Thomasville and Derton Railroad stockholders heard J E Millis report 1955 profits with higher tonnage and revenue despite rising operating costs at the 31st annual meeting. Nearly all stock was represented and 127 holders named.
Louisville mayor Andrew Broaddus proposes a junior size street system with miniature sidewalks traffic signals signs and possibly small motor driven cars to serve as an outdoor traffic classroom for children. He cites a Munich project as inspiration and says it would teach traffic safety and respect for laws and police.
The text notes that about 24 of 25 civilians in the labor force were employed on average since 1940, with a wartime peak in 1944 at 98.9 percent. It cites a 1949 recession at 94.5 percent and a 1954 dip to 94.9 percent, still above 1949. The Korean War era did not reach World War II highs, yet postwar employment stayed near wartime levels.
The Associated Press presents a 10 question financial self test by Dorcas Cn of East River Savings Bank to gauge how money habits affect marriage. It scores 0 to 10 per true answers, with scoring guidance and advice to improve budgeting and attitudes toward finances.
Orlando report cites John P. Cunningham of a New York agency at a southeastern advertising conference urging higher household spending. He argues producers must sell luxuries like cars, second TVs, outdoor rooms and pools while persuading husbands to grant wives more spending power.
A High Point column notes Easter bonnet fashion and the habit of women buying hats only to see identical styles on others. The piece observes shopping rituals, hat alterations, and the social activity around millinery as women seek unique looks amid widespread style copying.
Automation Specialists Inc formed in Raleigh to remove production bottlenecks in area plants. N L Dills Houston Williams Raymond Williams and Milton Gupton run it from Gupton's home. They will focus on woodworking and furniture with after hours operations and plan to hire 3 4 technicians.
In Miami Florida two year old Erin Northrop learned to open doors days earlier and wandered outside alone entering a backyard pool where her body was found. Authorities note the accident happened during a first outdoor excursion for the child and call it a fatal unintended drowning.
A description notes the flat shell of India's window oyster is so translucent that it can serve as a form of window glass. The observation highlights the shell's clarity and potential practical use in early glazing.
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